Amerigo Vespucci Quotes
They are very light footed in walking and in running, as well the men as the women: so that a woman thinks nothing of running a league or two, as many times we saw them do: and herein they have a very great advantage over us Christians: they swim with an expertness beyond all belief, and the women better than the men
Topics
Indians / Native Americans or Canadians
South America
Superiority
Women
Advantages
Agility
Endurance
Gender Equality, Gender Inequality
Physical Strength
Running
Speed
Swimming
Physical Ability
Great Advantage
Miscellaneous
Athletic Ability
Athletic Performance
Athletic Prowess
Athleticism
Cultural Comparison
Physical Prowess
Citations
Amerigo Vespucci, 1452-1512, Italian Explorer, Description of South American Indians, Letter to Pier Soderini, Gonfalonier of the Republic of Florence, 1497
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Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian-born merchant, explorer, and navigator from the Republic of Florence, from whose name the term "America" is derived. He became a Castillian citizen in 1505.